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both candy crowley and obama were right there. here's what the president said at that rose garden event the day after the attack in benghazi. let's take a listen. >> no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation. alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values we stand for. today we mourn four more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake, justice will be done. >> well, we've been witnesses to history tonight. thank you. and thank you steve schmidt up in new york. thanks, steve, for sticking around. this is my favorite part of the night. this crowd gets wild here at hofstra university. up next will the president's base be happy with his performance tonight? as sarah palin would say, you bet ya. this is msnbc's live coverage of the second presidential debate. >> i said that i'd end the war in iraq. and i did. i said we'd refocus attention on those who actually attacked
both candy crowley and obama were right there. here's what the president said at that rose garden event the day after the attack in benghazi. let's take a listen. >> no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation. alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values we stand for. today we mourn four more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and...
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if obama care is repealed. how would you replace it? >> actually it's a lengthy description but, number one, preexisting conditions are covered under my plan. number two, young people are able to stay on their family plan. >> what a machine, the etch a sketch. but one question for governor romney -- h how do you draw battle lines if they're all going to be dotted? where do you stand? >> i can't figure it out. >> well, you know walls of obfuscation, my friend. the question is, can romney make this pivot, which seem to be towards the center at this point in the game, and win over independent voters? >> look, there are very few really big moments in campaign. last night was one of those moments. there are a lot of people who have not been watching as much tape as your producers apparently have. give romney his due. he had a very compelling night. he crisply delivered his points. he was conversational. he had command of the policy and the facts. and it's up to president obama now to put him to where his record and
if obama care is repealed. how would you replace it? >> actually it's a lengthy description but, number one, preexisting conditions are covered under my plan. number two, young people are able to stay on their family plan. >> what a machine, the etch a sketch. but one question for governor romney -- h how do you draw battle lines if they're all going to be dotted? where do you stand? >> i can't figure it out. >> well, you know walls of obfuscation, my friend. the...
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where was obama tonight? he should watch -- well not just "hardball", rachel, he should watch you, the reverend al, lawrence, there's a hot debate going on in this country, here on this network is where we're having the debate. we have our knives out we go after the people and the facts. what was he doing tonight? he went in there disarmed. he was wait an hour and a half, i think i can get through this thing. where as romney. i loved the split screen, staring at obama, addressing him. he did it just right. i'm coming at an incumbent. i've got to beat him. and i don't care what this guy moderator whatever he think he ises because i'm going to ignore him. what was romney doing? he was winning. >> he was winning tonight. that's my thought. >> you give him five more of these nights, forget it. >> it puts the pressure on the president. >> obama should wash msnbc. he will learn something every night. this stuff we're watching, this is like first grade to most of us. we know all of this stuff. >> i was in front of a
where was obama tonight? he should watch -- well not just "hardball", rachel, he should watch you, the reverend al, lawrence, there's a hot debate going on in this country, here on this network is where we're having the debate. we have our knives out we go after the people and the facts. what was he doing tonight? he went in there disarmed. he was wait an hour and a half, i think i can get through this thing. where as romney. i loved the split screen, staring at obama, addressing him....
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the obama campaign knows it. and i think you're going to -- i'll be curious to see tonight, who says the words -- the number "47" more. president obama or mitt romney in defending himself, if you will. who's saying 100% more, which has been the romney line on this. so ultimately, i feel like that is the sort of stylistic substance, if you will combine it, if you will, that i'm watching tonight and seeing how romney does this. >> chuck, in terms of how much that 47% remark hurt mr. romney, i think part of the reason that it hurt so badly is because it dovetailed with the personal attributes of mr. romney in terms of him being a really wealthy guy. the questions about his own tax status and things like that. the question of how much his tax plans will help wealthy people like himself. is there any sign that the romney campaign has come up with sort of an anecdote to their 47% problem. a different way to explain that, other than the, what i think have been sort of weak responses to trying to explain it away over the
the obama campaign knows it. and i think you're going to -- i'll be curious to see tonight, who says the words -- the number "47" more. president obama or mitt romney in defending himself, if you will. who's saying 100% more, which has been the romney line on this. so ultimately, i feel like that is the sort of stylistic substance, if you will combine it, if you will, that i'm watching tonight and seeing how romney does this. >> chuck, in terms of how much that 47% remark hurt...
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romney or obama. and that disturbs me. >> and i think the most undecided person here, we're going to turn the lights up bright, is sharon in the back there. now, what is it? help us understand this. why can't you make up your mind after all these debates. after all the ads in ohio. months and months of this. >> i think i'm waiting for all the information to come in. i like obama as a person. i don't think -- i don't know if i like the job he's done over the past four years. but then i look at romney, i don't know how i feel about him leading the country. but he does have a good track record as governor. so i'm looking forward to the next debate and discussion about foreign policy issues. >> so here we go. still muddled and undecided. looking forward to yet another debate. we do have two people who've made up their mind. one for obama, one for governor romney. but basically most people thought it was a draw, chris. >> let me ask all four women there to answer a question tonight that romney did not answ
romney or obama. and that disturbs me. >> and i think the most undecided person here, we're going to turn the lights up bright, is sharon in the back there. now, what is it? help us understand this. why can't you make up your mind after all these debates. after all the ads in ohio. months and months of this. >> i think i'm waiting for all the information to come in. i like obama as a person. i don't think -- i don't know if i like the job he's done over the past four years. but then...
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the heart of romney's argument against obama is obama hasn't helped the economy. ohio is a state it is doing better than the national of a range the auto bailout has a practical effect on people's lives, know people working in auto plant, suppliers of auto plant and the natural gas boom, a little beneath the radar has helped the unemployment rate in ohio. that is has resulted in obama dog better nationally better than nationalism people talking about the possibility romney could pull out of ohio and still win. i think that's very difficult to envision. if romney loses ohio, in particular if ohio is long gone, obama is going to win you can the votes aren't there else where to make up for the loss of those 18 electoral votes. >> nate, i want to talk about you, talk about you for a second? >> if you really want. >> you are the political blogging star of 2012. you are the hot new guy that all the smart kids want to read and talk about and listen to. how does that feel to be the cool new guy on the block? >> you know, i don't think i'm that cool, actually. for one, i'm
the heart of romney's argument against obama is obama hasn't helped the economy. ohio is a state it is doing better than the national of a range the auto bailout has a practical effect on people's lives, know people working in auto plant, suppliers of auto plant and the natural gas boom, a little beneath the radar has helped the unemployment rate in ohio. that is has resulted in obama dog better nationally better than nationalism people talking about the possibility romney could pull out of...
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president obama is the terrorist. because of what president obama has done, because of what frank van der sloot has done to support mitt romney, the allegation is that frank van der sloot is being singled out. it's hurting his business. people are saying he's anti-gay when he isn't. barack obama put frank van der sloot on an enemy's list. he was targeted for retribution. >> you say i'm an honest businessman. what happened to your business in lieu of that? what happened? >> when first saw the list, i thought, this is scary. within hours of that then all kinds of things started to appear on the internet suggesting all kinds of accusations against me, rewriting history about all kinds of things the i was supposedly guilty of. >> did it impact your business directly? >> it did right away. the first day phone calls started coming in. we lost a couple hundred customers. >> as soon as president obama put him on this enemies list his business suffered. that's the scandal here. the president targets a private citizen and the p
president obama is the terrorist. because of what president obama has done, because of what frank van der sloot has done to support mitt romney, the allegation is that frank van der sloot is being singled out. it's hurting his business. people are saying he's anti-gay when he isn't. barack obama put frank van der sloot on an enemy's list. he was targeted for retribution. >> you say i'm an honest businessman. what happened to your business in lieu of that? what happened? >> when...
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president obama had four minutes more and he lost. they got upset because candy crowley said, we're going to do it now. >> maria, i keep hearing people say that and it's true that she said that the president did call a terrorist attack but she also said, you're right, mr. romney. it took a while for them to not continue to say that there had been a rally out there. so, i mean, they didn't have a problem with her agreeing with part of what romney said. he was just so blat antly wrong on what he emphasized. it wasn't her emphasis. it was his. >> when the president said, proceed, governor. i mean, it was one of those things and you take a step back and say, do you really want to walk off that edge? because you're going to walk off and you're not paying attention. they choose to decide who is leading and had mit t romney wo, they would feel fine. it was, again, because candy crowley kept her integrity and said, the president did say that but you're right, governor romney, you're actually right that it did take the administration a while.
president obama had four minutes more and he lost. they got upset because candy crowley said, we're going to do it now. >> maria, i keep hearing people say that and it's true that she said that the president did call a terrorist attack but she also said, you're right, mr. romney. it took a while for them to not continue to say that there had been a rally out there. so, i mean, they didn't have a problem with her agreeing with part of what romney said. he was just so blat antly wrong on...
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where was obama tonight? >> progressives from chris matthews to bill maher to michael moore all across the progressive wing of the democratic party, there's great disappointment. >> they were jumping out of their seats watching. >> i understand. i understand there was a hunger for us to attack romney more personally than the president did last night. >> bottom line, romney scores, but was last night the first to game-change his campaign and what they sorely needed? >> the only loophole he had enough courage to mention last night was big bird and public broadcasting. >> i think governor strickland was watching a different debate from me and the american people. >> yeah, big bird got hit by the bus last night. joining me is ed schultz, good to have you here. i was watching you last night, your immediate reaction saying that the president was off his game. you were stunned. and then you had this exchange with david plouffe from the obama campaign after the debate. take a look. >> mr. plouffe, why didn't the pres
where was obama tonight? >> progressives from chris matthews to bill maher to michael moore all across the progressive wing of the democratic party, there's great disappointment. >> they were jumping out of their seats watching. >> i understand. i understand there was a hunger for us to attack romney more personally than the president did last night. >> bottom line, romney scores, but was last night the first to game-change his campaign and what they sorely needed?...
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right now obama has an advantage. another one of the things that we ask is, who is the candidate who can best get things done? romney has an edge there, and he opened it up after denver. we look at those metrics, and i think polls there do give you some good insight into the mood of voters. >> all right, james has a fever, and the answer? more polls. thank you. up next, trending this election cycle is twitter. we have a top guy to tell us how to spot the big story lines out of the debate before your friends do. wonder if he'll be my twitter buddy? [ snoring ] ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] introducing zzzquil sleep-aid. [ snoring ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] because sleep is a beautiful thing. [ birds chirping ] introducing zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. ♪ till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition t
right now obama has an advantage. another one of the things that we ask is, who is the candidate who can best get things done? romney has an edge there, and he opened it up after denver. we look at those metrics, and i think polls there do give you some good insight into the mood of voters. >> all right, james has a fever, and the answer? more polls. thank you. up next, trending this election cycle is twitter. we have a top guy to tell us how to spot the big story lines out of the debate...
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>> and you've seen the obama campaign try to get at that the bain-china ads. whether or not they want to get in the weeds on this in front of 60, 70 mill people, how many people will tune in for this debate is hard to tell and romney has been an outsourcer of a china deal with regard to his book, "no apology." i think it's easily understood among people in the midwest who for years have dealt with the issue of outsourcing, particularly to china. that's why you see the gaps among mitt romney and barack obama. that is a gap that is closing. you first saw mitt romney out on the campaign trail today with chris christie trying to come across as a regular guy. i do think that this argument that bain capital and his record there and that he supported outsourcing. >> you're there in ohio, a state that was impacted with the auto bailout and the others. on the ground, how is this affecting him with ohioans, because he needs ohio to win. >> one in ten jobs is connected to the auto industry in ohio and in the midwest, many more jobs. that's why you see these gaps. it's do
>> and you've seen the obama campaign try to get at that the bain-china ads. whether or not they want to get in the weeds on this in front of 60, 70 mill people, how many people will tune in for this debate is hard to tell and romney has been an outsourcer of a china deal with regard to his book, "no apology." i think it's easily understood among people in the midwest who for years have dealt with the issue of outsourcing, particularly to china. that's why you see the gaps among...
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we'll be right back. cf:$ >>>arack obama. still up in theve. colorado for president obama. steve schmidt, what do you think? this is one more move towards maybe not needing ohio. >> this is another state whenp& you look at the numbers in colorado see the impacti mitt romney in a very bad way in that state. republicans had high hopes in colorado. >> we're getting all of this now and we still haven't heard from virginia yet and we haven't heard from nevada. so he can roll it up even further. 7<-Ñ could get up potentially to over 300. >> republicans were not very bullish going intoevada tonight. he does have a path over howard fineman who is in other command post. >> f the third debate which the president did pretty sell rod, who areundecideds? well there are a lot all overtry. i sa specific. he saidwomen, profe colorado. and in that case, chris, they weased on abortion anissues. these are voters libertarian on economics. business women and so forth but also libertarian in terms of ntrolling their own lives and own bodies and so forth. w generally i'd like i'm a reporter and
we'll be right back. cf:$ >>>arack obama. still up in theve. colorado for president obama. steve schmidt, what do you think? this is one more move towards maybe not needing ohio. >> this is another state whenp& you look at the numbers in colorado see the impacti mitt romney in a very bad way in that state. republicans had high hopes in colorado. >> we're getting all of this now and we still haven't heard from virginia yet and we haven't heard from nevada. so he can roll...
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let me tell you exactly what obama care did. number one, you've got health insurance, it doesn't mean a government takeover. you keep your own insurance. you keep your own doctor. but it does say insurance companies can't jerk you around. they can't impose arbitrary lifetime limits. they have to let you keep your kid on their insurance plan until you're 26 years old. and it also says that you're going to have to get rebates if insurance companies are spending more on administrative costs and profits than they are on actual care. number two. if you don't have health insurance, we're essentially setting up a group plan that allows you to benefit from group rates that are typically 18% lower than if you're out there trying to get insurance on the individual market. now, the last point i would make before. >> two minutes is up, sir. >> i had five seconds before you interrupted me was that the irony is that we've seen this model work really well. in massachusetts. because governor romney did a good thing. working with democrats in th
let me tell you exactly what obama care did. number one, you've got health insurance, it doesn't mean a government takeover. you keep your own insurance. you keep your own doctor. but it does say insurance companies can't jerk you around. they can't impose arbitrary lifetime limits. they have to let you keep your kid on their insurance plan until you're 26 years old. and it also says that you're going to have to get rebates if insurance companies are spending more on administrative costs and...
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it's because obama is irresolute. because obama won't spend enough money on the pentagon. now, is that legitimate? no. i think because we have an incredibly difficult adverse world we face there are no easy answers to that but you don't want to be the incumbent president saying that. you want to say no, that's not true. so i think obama probably has to pull the camera back a little bit and say now wait a minute. we went in on the side. we helped force mubarak of egypt, hosni mubarak, to step down. we joined this intervention in libya. is that a good thing? yes, it is. does it require patience from us? is it going to be difficult? yes, it does. those are much harder things to say than we're week, we're irresolute, we've got to spend more money. so in a way, even though i think the merits on obama's side, it's very easy now. it wasn't a few months ago for romney to mount an effective rhetorical attack on obama's foreign policy. >> we have the issue of the road map to peace. we'll see how that is brought up in monday's debate too. >> no good answer on that, right? >> james, w
it's because obama is irresolute. because obama won't spend enough money on the pentagon. now, is that legitimate? no. i think because we have an incredibly difficult adverse world we face there are no easy answers to that but you don't want to be the incumbent president saying that. you want to say no, that's not true. so i think obama probably has to pull the camera back a little bit and say now wait a minute. we went in on the side. we helped force mubarak of egypt, hosni mubarak, to step...
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>> obama. obama! >> you have a question for obama, you got all your answers. >> i have a question for obama and for romney. how are you going to manage the student debt crisis and make college and grad school affordable for all students? >> what's the student loan? >> grad students have lost the ability to have unsubsidized -- thank you -- unsubsidized loan so i'm paying a whole lot more out of pocket -- >> do you know what i paid 3%. question for who? >> question for both candidates, about gun control. after this incident in aurora, we would like to know how we'll have more gun control. >> gabby gifford. >> i have a question for -- >> how are the sox doing? >> not too well. >> one more painful day, i guess. >> exactly. i just have a question for mitt romney about the student loan debt. same issue, what do we do about the rising student loan debt? it's a big, big question. >> for both candidates, i want to know what to do to protect the environment from big corporates? green party. >> i have a questio
>> obama. obama! >> you have a question for obama, you got all your answers. >> i have a question for obama and for romney. how are you going to manage the student debt crisis and make college and grad school affordable for all students? >> what's the student loan? >> grad students have lost the ability to have unsubsidized -- thank you -- unsubsidized loan so i'm paying a whole lot more out of pocket -- >> do you know what i paid 3%. question for who?...
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obama by two, 49%/47%. "the new york times" this weekend reported on the two campaigns' ongoing debate preps. here is what they said about romney's prep. quote, mr. romney's team has concluded that the debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers he's memorized and has been practicing on aides since august. bob shrum, you have been on that particular role, preparing candidates for debate. what do you make of romney, a rather stiff customer to begin with, coming off as sort of a henny youngman or whatever, some sort of a don rickles with some zingers. i don't think of him as a zinger kind of guy where obama is expected to be left helpless. what do you make of that strategy? >> first of all, if you had it, you wouldn't announce it. it's kind of stupid. >> why are they leaking it? >> i don't know. because they're trying to hold onto their people, they're undisciplined, i have no idea. number two, zingers don't exist in a vacuum. it's not just coming up with some funny lines.
obama by two, 49%/47%. "the new york times" this weekend reported on the two campaigns' ongoing debate preps. here is what they said about romney's prep. quote, mr. romney's team has concluded that the debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers he's memorized and has been practicing on aides since august. bob shrum, you have been on that particular role, preparing candidates for debate. what do you make of romney, a rather stiff customer to begin...
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that's the biggest danger for obama. the pressure is really on him here, and he needs to thread the needle and be forceful without being overbearing, he needs to appear to be presidential while also getting in the gutter and mixing up with romney. it's a very difficult task, but, of course, it's one he created for himself a week ago. >> well, we've all been a little dismissive of polls today, but i'll ask you about another one, dana. the politico/george washington battleground role has romney improving his likability since the denver debate. going into the denver debate his favorables were 47% 47% and now it's 51 to 44. do you think president obama was really sort of trying to protect his likability in that last debate, and that's why you saw him playing things a little close to the vest, not being too emotional, not being aggressive, and do you think he's going to work to fix that to counterbalance that tomorrow? >> i think obama was getting carried away with the rough weeks that romney had. i said, i'm going to be pres
that's the biggest danger for obama. the pressure is really on him here, and he needs to thread the needle and be forceful without being overbearing, he needs to appear to be presidential while also getting in the gutter and mixing up with romney. it's a very difficult task, but, of course, it's one he created for himself a week ago. >> well, we've all been a little dismissive of polls today, but i'll ask you about another one, dana. the politico/george washington battleground role has...
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we don't know if obama's going to press the 47% issue. i don't think anybody knows what's going to happen. >> as a moderator, not only did you make history, you had to walk a very line, but what sort of pitfalls do moderators have to be wary of? >> well, you have, you can't, you can't think about what people are going to say about you. i tried to do my job as a good journalist, to be fair and to be objective and to be professional. and to seek the truth. i employed those attributes as a reporter and despite how professional i thought it was an how fair i thought i was, i was accused of making george bush look bad and of making clinton look good, which was completely false. clinton did his thing on his own. and the public saw his warmth and his ability to connect with people and they liked that. george bush blew that question you showed a part of. that was the good part of his answer, but when he first heard the question, he was like, i don't get it and people remember that he said i don't get it. and that was about the economy. and that's
we don't know if obama's going to press the 47% issue. i don't think anybody knows what's going to happen. >> as a moderator, not only did you make history, you had to walk a very line, but what sort of pitfalls do moderators have to be wary of? >> well, you have, you can't, you can't think about what people are going to say about you. i tried to do my job as a good journalist, to be fair and to be objective and to be professional. and to seek the truth. i employed those attributes...
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obama took a licking last night. the public knows that and now to suggest that the facts support what his position is supposed to be i don't think carries. >> you know, i got to ask you a personal question about the president. you know, i do look up to him in so many ways. when i'm with him i say to myself and i do this objectively, i list be to him after he's briefed us on something, this guy ought to be president. he has the command of the issues. he has scope. he has relevance. he can talk to you as regular person in common english as well as the wonk talk. he has an iq that is way up there. yet last night he was tongue tied. he let the other guy own the room. what do you think was on his mind before we get on to romney. i know you think a lot about this and care a lot, mayor. >> i think what happened last night is i think barack obama frankly went to sleep. he had anticipated being perceived as arrogant, being perceived as a genius, being perceived as taking advantage of a lesser, and he decided to back off of al
obama took a licking last night. the public knows that and now to suggest that the facts support what his position is supposed to be i don't think carries. >> you know, i got to ask you a personal question about the president. you know, i do look up to him in so many ways. when i'm with him i say to myself and i do this objectively, i list be to him after he's briefed us on something, this guy ought to be president. he has the command of the issues. he has scope. he has relevance. he can...
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>> president obama. >> you have a question for who? >> for mitt romney, are you a robot and, if so, where is your on/off switch so we can switch you off. >> question for who? >> i do not have a question. >> are you going to vote to this year? >> yes, i am going to vote. >> for mitt romney, what loopholes -- >> that's my question, too. >> for president obama, how do you plan on closing the deficit. >> how does the bomb in syria change the policies in the foreign east. >> what? >> turkey and syria, just he is ask lated the syrian conflict. >> what side of the fence are you on? >> i don't have a dog in the race yet. i'm just curious on what the policy will be. >> you're not turkish are you? >> no. >> i've been in health care for 37 years as a provider and i am completely 100% for the affordable health care act. thank you president obama. >> i just want to know what we're going to do about the student's act. >> what percentage do you pay in interest? >> well, mine's a government debt. i don't have any private debt. >> i paid 3% in college.
>> president obama. >> you have a question for who? >> for mitt romney, are you a robot and, if so, where is your on/off switch so we can switch you off. >> question for who? >> i do not have a question. >> are you going to vote to this year? >> yes, i am going to vote. >> for mitt romney, what loopholes -- >> that's my question, too. >> for president obama, how do you plan on closing the deficit. >> how does the bomb in syria...
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another one is barack obama. all of the president's campaigning skills are on display the last tw days, when he was slow jamming the news with jimmy fallon or getting yogurt spilled on him. in a tight race, how do you compete with testimony that one? >>> arizona rising. at the supreme court. justices appeared sympathetic to arizona's tough as nails immigration law. how will latinos handle that p justices uphold the law? >>> a candidate wants his wealth applauded and admits needing student loans to get through school. >>> national affairs editor and david corn from another jones and most importantly today, author of the brand new book "showdown." great book. both these gentlemen are msnbc political talents. anyway, in his victory speech, mitt romney seemed to try to steal a page from obama ae play book, highlighting fairness. he will fight for it, should he win. in fact using a variation of the word fair six times in one paragraph. let's listen. >> this america is fundamentally fair. we will stop the unfairness of
another one is barack obama. all of the president's campaigning skills are on display the last tw days, when he was slow jamming the news with jimmy fallon or getting yogurt spilled on him. in a tight race, how do you compete with testimony that one? >>> arizona rising. at the supreme court. justices appeared sympathetic to arizona's tough as nails immigration law. how will latinos handle that p justices uphold the law? >>> a candidate wants his wealth applauded and admits...
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. >> i'm here for obama because i have a pre-existing condition and i need obama care. otherwise i may as well shoot myself. >> rachel maddow and myself and all the other folks will be back at 7:00 throughout the evening. paul ryan's the big speaker tonight. up next "politicsnation" with al sharpton. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, it's paul ryan's party. and yes, moderate republicans can cry if they want to. the vice presidential nominee will give the biggest speech of his life tonight on the biggest stage in republican politics. the gop convention. it's perhaps the most critical moment of the event so far. also speaking tonight, mike huckabee. he broke with much of the rest of his party to support todd akin after his comments about women and rape. will he double down tonight on live tv? we'll also hear from bush secretary of state condoleezza rice. and the budget director of the bush administration rob portman. the convention theme today is quote, we can change it. judging from tonight's lineup, sure we can change it. right back to
. >> i'm here for obama because i have a pre-existing condition and i need obama care. otherwise i may as well shoot myself. >> rachel maddow and myself and all the other folks will be back at 7:00 throughout the evening. paul ryan's the big speaker tonight. up next "politicsnation" with al sharpton. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, it's paul ryan's party. and yes, moderate republicans can cry if they want to. the vice...
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obama is likability. if he is seen attacking people with zingers, which are completely unprofessional, completely unpresidential, i mean, this sort of street fight combative thing, that's not where he wants to be. i was talking to martin bashir before the show. he doesn't want to do that, and his entire life is wrapped around that, about not being combative in that way. he doesn't want to do that. that's his entire life wrapped around that. i mean, i also saw, you know, a guy who is leading. the likability is more important than winning this debate. i know i'm winning this thing. it's this dynamic we've seen a lot in las vegas or perhaps atlantic city when we get a champion and challenger. the challenger has nothing to lose and goes nuts and flings punches everywhere. what does he have to lose? i don't need to mix it up with you. i'm going it to win on points and layback. sometimes that strategy wins and sometimes it doesn't. >> it's always frustrating if you're a fan to watch it fully. >> it's bizarre. >
obama is likability. if he is seen attacking people with zingers, which are completely unprofessional, completely unpresidential, i mean, this sort of street fight combative thing, that's not where he wants to be. i was talking to martin bashir before the show. he doesn't want to do that, and his entire life is wrapped around that, about not being combative in that way. he doesn't want to do that. that's his entire life wrapped around that. i mean, i also saw, you know, a guy who is leading....
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>> barack obama's a person of the left. somebody who believes in big government and believes in the values that unfortunately are the dominant values and political values and overly politicized values on most colle colle college campuses, and i want everybody to have the opportunity to go to college or other higher training skills, and i talk about growing the energy and manufacturing sector of the economy, and we will need upgraded skills for people to go and operate the machinery and do the things necessary, but it doesn't mean you have to go to the four-year college degree, and i think everybody should have the opportunity. the question is, what is best for you? that's what this country has to be about, making sure we have opportunities for everybody and their dreams. >> but your vision for america is that you shouldn't have that opportunity, you shouldn't be encouraged to do it? isn't the realfie in the economy the unemployment rate among college is 4%. >> david, you know, i have seven kids. i can tell you, there are so
>> barack obama's a person of the left. somebody who believes in big government and believes in the values that unfortunately are the dominant values and political values and overly politicized values on most colle colle college campuses, and i want everybody to have the opportunity to go to college or other higher training skills, and i talk about growing the energy and manufacturing sector of the economy, and we will need upgraded skills for people to go and operate the machinery and do...
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just as this is a big, big day for the obama campaign. president obama's schedule includes a late night rally in aurora, colorado. also in cincinnati, ohio. the president drew a crowd of 23,000 people this afternoon in hollywood, florida, after 24,000 people turned out to hear him in virginia. think about that. 24,000 in virginia. 23,000 people in florida today. in concord, new hampshire, this morning, when 14,000 people turned out to hear president obama, that was the largest crowd ever assembled for a political event in the entire state in new hampshire. in the entire history of the state of new hampshire. i realize new hampshire may not be big, but new hampshire is old. and this is the biggest political rally ever held in the state of new hampshire for the entire time that new hampshire has existed. we cannot be sure why more people are turning out to hear president obama today than are turning out to hear mitt romney. maybe it's just the power of incoupi incumbency. govern governor romney's rallies have been quite smaller, but these a
just as this is a big, big day for the obama campaign. president obama's schedule includes a late night rally in aurora, colorado. also in cincinnati, ohio. the president drew a crowd of 23,000 people this afternoon in hollywood, florida, after 24,000 people turned out to hear him in virginia. think about that. 24,000 in virginia. 23,000 people in florida today. in concord, new hampshire, this morning, when 14,000 people turned out to hear president obama, that was the largest crowd ever...
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obama got away with it. obama blamed bush and he got away with it. people bought it. so now that's guys want to blame me. >> michael smerconish, i don't even know who you voted for so you're fascinating to me as always. here is the guy -- did you hear what he said, limbaugh? i have always had a theory in politics, if you listen to people when they make their harshist criticism of the other side, it's usually about themselves. he said these guys get rich no matter who wins or loses. rush wins no matter what because there's always somebody in the car willing to listen to him because they're lonely basically. >> the irony is the same demographic problem faced by the gop is faced by talk radio and steve schmidt was mageing reference to that. both are overly dependent on older white guys but they have different objectives because the republican party exists for one purpose and that is to win elections, to get to 51%. that doesn't need to be the objective of the talk radio industry. the talk radio industry is predicated on a very small but very loyal audience and like those
obama got away with it. obama blamed bush and he got away with it. people bought it. so now that's guys want to blame me. >> michael smerconish, i don't even know who you voted for so you're fascinating to me as always. here is the guy -- did you hear what he said, limbaugh? i have always had a theory in politics, if you listen to people when they make their harshist criticism of the other side, it's usually about themselves. he said these guys get rich no matter who wins or loses. rush...
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what should obama get with 7.8%? it seems like it's within the range there and everybody is pooh-poohing it and, oh, geez. i know why jack welch is scared, that number is too damn close to reagan's number. >> i think how this works with the president's narrative is that we're moving in the right direction, don't change -- you know, don't change horses, don't go back to a playbook that demonstrably didn't work, the george bush supply side stuff that he can legitimately tie to mitt romney. he had a narrative that said the economy is moving in the right direction, and i think this job report actually strengthens that narrative. and much more than levels of variables like the level of the employment rate, it's momentum that i think forms voters' views on the economy. >> i think it was interesting that jack let out that last night he tweeted, i didn't know this, he had tweeted 7.9% was his prediction. that is not exactly a wide deviation from what he thought it was going to be. i would just say this now, i have tremendous
what should obama get with 7.8%? it seems like it's within the range there and everybody is pooh-poohing it and, oh, geez. i know why jack welch is scared, that number is too damn close to reagan's number. >> i think how this works with the president's narrative is that we're moving in the right direction, don't change -- you know, don't change horses, don't go back to a playbook that demonstrably didn't work, the george bush supply side stuff that he can legitimately tie to mitt romney....
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number, a key number, obama, 50%, romney, 47%. let's go to the issue of the debate. mitt romney seems to have changed his tune on health care. here he was on "60 minutes." >> does the government have a responsibility to provide health care to the 50 million americans who don't have it today? >> well, we do provide care for people who don't have insurance, people -- if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die. we pick them up in an ambulance and take them to the hospital and give them care and different states have different ways of providing for that care. >> that's the most expensive way to do it. >> well -- >> in the emergency room. >> again, different states have different ways of doing that. >> it's interesting the people who don't don't have health care live in parnlts. that may be his latest etch-a-sketch moment. listen to what he told mike barn kl a couple years ago on "morning joe" same question, same suggest. listen to how the answer is different. >> do you believe in universal coverage? >> oh
number, a key number, obama, 50%, romney, 47%. let's go to the issue of the debate. mitt romney seems to have changed his tune on health care. here he was on "60 minutes." >> does the government have a responsibility to provide health care to the 50 million americans who don't have it today? >> well, we do provide care for people who don't have insurance, people -- if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die. we pick them up in an ambulance and...
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. >>> obama gets some hope. let's play some "hardball." >> good evening. i'm michael smirkonish in for chris matthews. in maryland, washington, d.c., and most importantly in wisconsin are the primaries, but president obama is clearly looking to november. he hit it where it hurt today for paul ryan's budget plan. the president called the plan a trojan horse that would deepen the equality in the united states. >> instead of moderating their views even slightly, the republicans running congress right now have doubled down and proposed a budget so far to the right it makes the contract with america look like the new deal. >> this was just the latest in a series of addresses that mr. obama has made, portraying the republicans as social darwinists who favors the rich and are unconcerned with who gets left behind. when listening to president obama, we wondered, how would the republicans respond? there's no guess. we have a republican on tonight to settle the debate. also we get a look at the exit polls in what may be a make or break primary for rick santorum. and
. >>> obama gets some hope. let's play some "hardball." >> good evening. i'm michael smirkonish in for chris matthews. in maryland, washington, d.c., and most importantly in wisconsin are the primaries, but president obama is clearly looking to november. he hit it where it hurt today for paul ryan's budget plan. the president called the plan a trojan horse that would deepen the equality in the united states. >> instead of moderating their views even slightly, the...
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and barack obama has a very brave education policy right now. if he had to campaign on that with the middle of the campaign with the nea, he would not have run on that campaign. >> but that's sort of saying of a democrat because he's going to take bold stands on education, we have to hide that or else the teacher unions are going to go nuts. to me that's sort of not the best argument. we have to be focused on what the american people want to know and hear about. and what their everyday reality is, they need to send their kids to school every day knowing that they're going to get a great education so they can compete in the global marketplace. >> i've got a minute left. can i end on something i just read about this morning and that is the statue at joe paterno at penn state is going to be taken down. how do you react to that? >> my firm is involved in penn state and i should disclose that, but, you know, i think it's an appropriate decision for the school to have made. obviously it's a very sad chapter. it's a profound moral failing. >> we should
and barack obama has a very brave education policy right now. if he had to campaign on that with the middle of the campaign with the nea, he would not have run on that campaign. >> but that's sort of saying of a democrat because he's going to take bold stands on education, we have to hide that or else the teacher unions are going to go nuts. to me that's sort of not the best argument. we have to be focused on what the american people want to know and hear about. and what their everyday...
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obama up one in florida, romney up one in virginia. but a word of caution about single polls, "the new york times" and quinnipiac shows the president up by five in virginia, up by three in wisconsin, and romney up by a single point in colorado. there's much more game in this game, folks. let's get right to our panel. our man in kentucky, chris matthews, host of "hardball," and chuck todd, host of the daily rundown. chris, if i might start with you, i know you like to see a good scrap. and you were disappointed by the president's performance last week. so you tell us, how does the 69-year-old political veteran tame the 42-year-old young gun tonight? >> well, i think he has to remind the people in the middle who are going to make the decision that this is about two very different points of view about the future of the country. the great thing about running against paul ryan is he has real beliefs. he believes we should get rid of medicare as we know it and tell 82-year-old people to go out and buy health insurance if they can find somebo
obama up one in florida, romney up one in virginia. but a word of caution about single polls, "the new york times" and quinnipiac shows the president up by five in virginia, up by three in wisconsin, and romney up by a single point in colorado. there's much more game in this game, folks. let's get right to our panel. our man in kentucky, chris matthews, host of "hardball," and chuck todd, host of the daily rundown. chris, if i might start with you, i know you like to see a...
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obama would be like. but significantly and for the first time, he didn't merely criticize the obama record. mr. romney went further and explained with some specificity how his policies would improve the lives and economic prospects for middle-class americans. the president seemed off his game overall, verbose as he often is, but with his famous restraint seeming more difficult than cool as mr. romney bore in with details about his record. it's clear mr. obama isn't used to someone challenging the attack lines that he uses to describe mr. romney's various proposals on the stump." and again, where was the 47%? where was it? he just didn't go there? >> that's the great mystery. >> the thing that's true in both these editorials that i do think one of the president's failures here was not just the stylistic failure, was a substantive failure. mitt romney made a lot of claims last night. he said a lot of things we've never heard from him before. he tried to claim he doesn't want to cut a $5 trillion tax cut. he
obama would be like. but significantly and for the first time, he didn't merely criticize the obama record. mr. romney went further and explained with some specificity how his policies would improve the lives and economic prospects for middle-class americans. the president seemed off his game overall, verbose as he often is, but with his famous restraint seeming more difficult than cool as mr. romney bore in with details about his record. it's clear mr. obama isn't used to someone challenging...
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he will be joined by first lady michelle obama and you'll see it here live. it will be the president's last speech in what has been a very, very long campaign. >> 24 hours to go. >> only one day left. >> it is here. >> and it is on. >> oh, my goodness! yes! >> where does this race stand. >> i mean what i say and i say what i mean. >> talk is cheap. >> look to the record. >> i said i would repeal don't ask don't tell. we repealed it. >> talk is cheap. look to the record. >> welcome home. >> now is the time to deliver on health care. >> all men and women are created equal. >> same sex couples should be able to get married. >> talk is cheap. >> corporations are people, my friend. >> i like to be able to fire people who provide services to me. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> the optics are bad, the sound is even worse. >> he can't help it, he was born with a silver foot in his mouth. >> a razor tight race. >> we've given all people need to know. >> do you know who mitt romney is. >> we know he doesn't want to answer. >> there's going to b
he will be joined by first lady michelle obama and you'll see it here live. it will be the president's last speech in what has been a very, very long campaign. >> 24 hours to go. >> only one day left. >> it is here. >> and it is on. >> oh, my goodness! yes! >> where does this race stand. >> i mean what i say and i say what i mean. >> talk is cheap. >> look to the record. >> i said i would repeal don't ask don't tell. we repealed it....
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romney campaigning against barack obama and barack obama only. mr. santorum campaigning not just against mitt romney but also a little against newt gingrich, too, almost no mention of barack obama at all. i wonder what that says to you about what happens from here on out. >> i think it sthaez rick says santorum is an underdog. illinois was a big long shot for him. they are organized well enough to have delegates in all of the congressional districts. i think we lost even the chance in four congressional districts. but if he had been more kpetive in illinois, that really would have slowed any momentum that mitt romney has. i think romney going into this next -- this next part of the calendar with the exception of louisiana where he really cannot compete, i don't think he can with rick santorum and the supporters he has there. i think now in the northeast mitt romney has a very good chance not to seal the deal in terms of the delegate count but certainly to build the momentum and try to regain that inestability. >> steve schmitt, listening to mr. santo
romney campaigning against barack obama and barack obama only. mr. santorum campaigning not just against mitt romney but also a little against newt gingrich, too, almost no mention of barack obama at all. i wonder what that says to you about what happens from here on out. >> i think it sthaez rick says santorum is an underdog. illinois was a big long shot for him. they are organized well enough to have delegates in all of the congressional districts. i think we lost even the chance in...
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there is nothing about barack obama being president that seems to be motivating people to turn out. you say 08-12, that is apples and oranges, you can't compare the two years, there could be enthusiasm cross-over because of the democratic race. if you want to take the pulse of republicans in this year's primaries you should just compare what republicans did last time, compared to what republicans are doing now. if you like at just self-identifying republicans, people who tell exit pollsters, i identify as a republican, those numbers are worse this year. here is iowa, 08, republican turn out on the left, this year on the right. 11% drop. in new hampshire, numbers from 08 to this year, they dropped 15%. south carolina did go up, south carolina went up 20%. but in florida yesterday the big enchilada, all the other previous races florida down 16% compared with the last go-around. overall the republican turn out is down over all, you combine them down 10% even with the big uptick in south carolina. republicans do not seem to be psyched. the super smart totally knows what he's talking abo
there is nothing about barack obama being president that seems to be motivating people to turn out. you say 08-12, that is apples and oranges, you can't compare the two years, there could be enthusiasm cross-over because of the democratic race. if you want to take the pulse of republicans in this year's primaries you should just compare what republicans did last time, compared to what republicans are doing now. if you like at just self-identifying republicans, people who tell exit pollsters, i...
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the nbc news poll shows president obama holding a narrow lead over mitt romney. obama polls at 47%. four points ahead of romney's 4 #%. joining us now is karen finney. former dnc communications director and current political analyst. jonathan capehart. "washington post" writer. thank you to all of you for joining me tonight. karen, we have democrats who say they're uncomfortable criticizing mitt romney's record at bain. but has the president and now the vice president articulated an attack that all democrats can agree on? basically, mitt romney is applying for the wrong job. >> absolutely. as usual the president articulated the message better than anybody else. joe biden the time followed the president quite well in making the point that this has nothing to do with is bain a good company or not. is this kind of business a good thing or not? no. the question is the 15 years that he ran this company, what was the total picture of the record. not just here's where we did okay. let's see what really happened in the life cycle of that company, and that's part of what the groups are tryin
the nbc news poll shows president obama holding a narrow lead over mitt romney. obama polls at 47%. four points ahead of romney's 4 #%. joining us now is karen finney. former dnc communications director and current political analyst. jonathan capehart. "washington post" writer. thank you to all of you for joining me tonight. karen, we have democrats who say they're uncomfortable criticizing mitt romney's record at bain. but has the president and now the vice president articulated an...
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he's destroyed his ability to beat barack obama. more people showed up for barack obama than showed up for the republicans, that's because of the negative campaigning that's been going on. let me put this calculation on the table. the hurdle for newt gingrich or rick santorum to catch up with mitt romney is only equalled by the hurdle of mitt romney to arrive at the convention with the proper number of delegates. it is not in rick santorum's interest to drop out of this race. it's in his interest for newt to stay in the race and collect as many delegates as rick should do to keep mitt romney from getting the requisite number of delegates to arrive in tampa. in doing that, after the first ballot which mitt romney will fail to win, then rick santorum would have a genuine chance at winning an open floor fight. he doesn't have a chance otherwise, he has no ability to beat mitt romney and his organization and his money. >> rick -- i just have to follow up with that. of course he has the ability to be -- you look at michigan, ohio, romney
he's destroyed his ability to beat barack obama. more people showed up for barack obama than showed up for the republicans, that's because of the negative campaigning that's been going on. let me put this calculation on the table. the hurdle for newt gingrich or rick santorum to catch up with mitt romney is only equalled by the hurdle of mitt romney to arrive at the convention with the proper number of delegates. it is not in rick santorum's interest to drop out of this race. it's in his...